Work: Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse,... - FML

By polemania - 11/07/2016 05:23 - United States

Today, I had an employee come in 20 minutes late with the excuse, "There's a Pokemon gym across the street!" FML

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By GymBattle - 31/10/2013 23:18 - United States

Today, while I was working out, I was listening to music with my earbuds in. The Pokémon theme started playing and I begun singing along. It wasn't too long after that I remembered I was in a crowded gym on a military base. FML

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By FML - 11/07/2016 21:16 - United States - Pine Bush

Today, I was at work and a guy walked up holding his phone with the camera facing me. He then looks up at me and says, "I'm not taking a picture of you. I'm just trying to catch a Pokemon." And here I was thinking that I looked nice today. FML

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Understandable

By whytetrash - 02/11/2012 05:53 - Australia - Newcastle

Today, my manager made me stay at work for an extra four hours, making me miss an urgent specialist appointment I'd scheduled months ago. Why? Because her neighbor's dog was having puppies, and she wanted to go home early and see them. FML

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By hatemyjob - 27/10/2009 04:04 - United States

Today, I arrived at work and was immediately given a disciplinary write-up for being two hours late for my shift. Apparently the manager had changed my schedule that morning and failed to tell me. FML

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The wizard

By Anonymous - 01/12/2018 14:00

Today, we had our busiest day at work all year with lots of angry people calling, and a co-worker called in sick. I went to my local game shop after work, exhausted and upset, and guess who was at his usual table running a Dungeons and Dragons group, apparently not too sick to go out. Yeah. FML

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By Lily - 21/02/2009 11:22 - United States

Today, I came to school late because I had to drop off my daughter at school. When I got on campus, the security told me I was late but I said, "Oh no, I work here." and he said, "Oh like I haven't heard that one before." And he took me to detention. My boss, the Principal, had to bail me out. FML

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On time

By Anonymous - 28/01/2020 14:00 - United States - Oakland

Today, I finally got up early enough to get to work on time. I arrived 15 minutes early only to realize that I'd left my work laptop at home. Ended up being 30 minutes late. FML

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What's the time, please?

By ThreeHoursEarly - 24/01/2020 01:00

Today, I was told to be present for a meeting that started at 5pm. I arrived 15 minutes early, and I was late for the meeting. This happens regularly. FML

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One law for thee…

By Anonymous - 22/08/2021 13:59

Today, my boss called me while I was working from home to bitch me out over being away from my computer for 49 minutes, when my lunch break is only 45 minutes, thus wasting another 13 minutes. My boss is known for spending hours online gaming from home during work hours. FML

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By Jester94752 - 15/03/2019 16:00

Today, a co-worker, who lives 30 minutes out of my way, had broken down so I picked him up. We were both 5 minutes late and both got fired. Our department takes 30-60 minutes to even start running. FML

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Top comments

mylonius 19

Monday 11 July 2016 16:40

My boss just had to ban Pokémon Go because all of our employees walked out yesterday to find a Squirtle.

ResidentThatGuy 12

Monday 11 July 2016 16:39

Unless your workplace is also a gym, I see no problem.

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ResidentThatGuy 12

Monday 11 July 2016 16:39

Unless your workplace is also a gym, I see no problem.

Welshite 39

Monday 11 July 2016 16:39

He's trying to wheedle his way into your good graces after that debacle.

farmgirl98 14

Monday 11 July 2016 17:25

Nice

mylonius 19

Monday 11 July 2016 16:40

My boss just had to ban Pokémon Go because all of our employees walked out yesterday to find a Squirtle.

walid820014 20

Monday 11 July 2016 19:33

How tf can he ban a game? He can't delete from their phones.

almost_there44 26

Monday 11 July 2016 19:49

#16-Banned it from being played at work...wow.

ThirteenThirteen 27

Monday 11 July 2016 19:50

No, but he can sure as hell fire them.

Lizzy500 16

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:16

Is that what they're calling"morning wood" these days?

SpyroMello 29

Tuesday 12 July 2016 5:02

#36 wrong fml

Jayms_fml 32

Friday 15 July 2016 3:12

That's the first Pokémon I caught #3. And WTF #36?

Thegoofygoober 15

Monday 11 July 2016 17:16

manager uses fire attack!

KingKralj 31

Monday 11 July 2016 18:38

It's super effective!

Joseph24689 14

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:22

What should you do? -Epic music plays-

Paws_Cat 29

Tuesday 12 July 2016 3:26

Polemania fainted! Manager recieved $200!

jay_south 19

Monday 11 July 2016 17:17

And when they're unemployed, they'll have all the time in the world to catch 'em all.

Mahcookiez 15

Monday 11 July 2016 17:57

It begins...

iiSpitMarbles 16

Monday 11 July 2016 18:19

Please for the love of everything unholy, fire the bloody idiot.

Dogsz 8

Tuesday 12 July 2016 0:44

Or OP can at least give a written warning, so other employees will know that the boss is serious.

RabbitOfAurora 28

Tuesday 12 July 2016 2:50

I'm with #9 on this one. There are plenty of acceptable reasons to be late; "I stood outside playing Pokemon GO for 20 minutes" isn't one of them. Two minutes I could let slide, but not 20.

Jurbla 14

Monday 11 July 2016 18:29

Looks like they just Jynxed their employment

russellohh 2

Monday 11 July 2016 18:41

I think I've been an hour late twice now due to grabbing Pokemon in my neighborhood before I started work. Of course, the game has only been out for two work days...

gracehi 31

Monday 11 July 2016 20:07

An hour late??? TWICE? Dude, get your priorities straight.

corky1992 33

Monday 11 July 2016 20:17

Keep that up and you won't have a job soon.

nmrhog 15

Monday 11 July 2016 20:29

Seriously, how do you still have a job?

whynot159 9

Tuesday 12 July 2016 14:45

#12 will be out a job soon, or should be. And a lot of others. Prioritize your time better

russellohh 2

Tuesday 12 July 2016 20:06

Most jobs let you set your own hours. As long as I'm not in past a certain time, it doesnt matter

YaBoiSeabass 15

Monday 11 July 2016 18:45

What all did he catch?

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